I walked out of my job today *

Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share
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Hey everyone,

So just like the title says, I walked out today from my job of five years.
I just wanted to get some input from others so I thought I’d post here. Sorry it’s so lengthy…

So I’ve been s client service rep. position at a company for five years. I started as receptionist and got promoted to CS rep within less than 3 months and although I was excited, to be truthful, it was just a job for me to pay my bills, etc. at that time.

As I got older and experienced a bunch of BS and realized what’s what, I definitely realized that working just to work isn’t a great idea. I mean if it’s in relation to perhaps your major in college and/or a passion of yours, those should be exemptions but being a CS rep isn’t something I wanted to die doing. I’m going to college and want to pursue a career within my field and/or even alongside anything in the art/fashion worlds since they’re my greatest passions.

It’s nothing against my company.
Mostly really my manager.
She was a total C.yoU.Next.Tuesday and her managerial skills really suck ass.

And my upper managers are douche bags too. They mean well but they’re just ass holes.

I felt like today enough was enough.
I felt like all the other girls in my department would do is gossip and lounge around and talk about basketball wives or whatever crappy reality shows these ratchet girls are into and when it came to work, it’s like I picked up so much slack. Im all for taking one for the team but then it leaves no time to get my work done so then im in trouble either way, right? And i become afraid to even ask anyone of them to follow up on their own orders cause they’d be so moody and bipolar I was like ok to avoid their wrath I’ll just take care of it.

My manager was such an idiot.
She messed up on orders a lot and just was so messy. Don’t get me wrong, she knew the system well but what does that have to do with being a good manager?

I felt like there’s no opportunity for growth for me in the company.
I am a creative individual I want to exercise my mind and creativity. And it’s nothing against the company, I wanna grow with the company but these Neanderthals are so blind to everything and so Unappreciative of the employees and their value to the company.

And it’s not about the money. Never been about that.

I tried to swipe my frustration and concerns under the rug and just bite my tongue for so long but today I exploded in the calmest of ways.
It was my turn for lunch and I never came back. I went straight home.
After I got home, I emailed my manager basically stating that I feel like I’m stagnant in the company, Im not offered a chance even for growth, and I need to do what’s right for myself, my well being, and my mind state and wish everyone the best.

I know professionally, it may not have been the wisest choice but why do I feel it to be right in my heart and mind and guts?

It’s sad that two other girls in the department gave in their two weeks and this was their last week so theyre gonna be short staffed and buried with work. I technically gave in my two weeks last week - but I was told I can stay till I found a new job but even with that luxurious offer, it was still that horrible where I had to go to an extreme of walking out…

I feel bad. I have bills but honestly, I’m remaining as positive as possible. I know God got my back no matter what. I don’t want to remain in a mundane environment and position. I can’t stand my manager - she really doesn’t know what she’s doing. And my upper managers come from daddy’s money so they can give two shits. They do their work, and drive their Mercedes home and don’t care about anything but the next day to make money.

If I die tomorrow, I promise you that my visa bills wouldn’t be on my mind. I want to live a life knowing I’m making my dreams a reality, I want to do so much and leave a legacy, make a name for myself in the world. Take care of my family for the long run, and myself and just live happily ever after. I truly feel like I did the right thing.

I hope from this, the upper managers realize the value and dignity of everyone as a human being first, and an employee second. I hope my manager realizes how much of a looney bitch she can be and how she turned me the f**k off by asking me to be more assertive and aggressive so I can be assistant to her. Yeah right I don’t wanna be your damn assistant! So you can bitch me around all day and dump your pile of work on me? No thanks.

I also know you shouldn’t burn bridges and sure I agree with that. I was thinking since today I emailed my manager, I was gonna email one of the uppers and just apologize but in a sorry not sorry type of way - and let him know how much the department is deteriorating due to poor leadership and management and to up their morale a little bit.

But yeah, /end rant.

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When it is time to leave…just leave. and leave the baggage as well.

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Did that once. I was drunk. The hard part was waiting outside for a ride home. Fuckers.

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Stupid!

You walked out and left them in the lurch.

No matter what, no matter the circumstances, or the managers attitude, YOU walked out.

Looks bad for you no matter what. No amount of apologies will make it better.

The best way would be to politely and with advance notice, give them “notice” without telling them your true feeling. Leaving with class will always make you look good and them look bad. They know and so will others why your really leaving.

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I hope he gives references.

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I left jobs with plenty of notice (5 weeks and they still didn’t bother to find a replacement :smack:), a few hours notice (in the long run it wasn’t a big deal; just good I didn’t require a reference for my next job), redundancy and six months ‘gardening leave’ (which was nice), and some planned in advance and some others last minute.

The more notice everyone had the easier it was for everyone (including me). I’d prefer to leave a job with another one to go to. Being out of work, even for a short time, sure doesn’t pay very much.

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Meh. Who cares? 15 minutes after the OP leaves they’ll probably forget she even worked there. And so will she. People place way too much importance on what they think is their “permanent record”.
I don’t think the OP is being realistic in terms of her professional expectations. That’s great that your creative and have dreams and want to make a name for yourself. But often when people say that, it’s usually a synonym for “I don’t like working and don’t feel like being told what to do by these idiots.” Unless you are actually leaving to pursue some dream of being an actor or artist or starting your own business or going back to school to prepare yourself for some career, mostly it’s just a lot of self-delusional bullshit.

Fact is, most jobs do suck, regardless if you are working at a diner as a waitress or as a VP at Goldman Sachs. The boss is always some self-important jerk who you have to kowtow to. Coworkers are always lazy, arrogant idiots. There usually isn’t a lot of upward mobility because the company isn’t really interested in you doing anything besides the specific job they hired you for. Really most people would rather be doing anything else with their day than going to their office.

So as a general rule, unless your workplace is dangerously unhealthy and abusive, up and quitting without something else lined up is usually a bad idea.

Then again, if your finances support it, enjoy the time off for a few months.

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And if they don’t, hopefully you’ll manage to land another “work to live” job quickly so that you can continue to make rent and feed yourself.

I agree, don’t worry about the permanent record. Its unlikely anyone is going to ask, your job is most likely going to respond to inquiries with a simple confirmation of dates of employment and probably nothing more - perhaps your title, but even that can be tricky for them to hand out, and after the next job, its going to be moot.

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I think it’s extremely likely that any interview for your next job will include the question, “Why did you leave your last employer?” I’ve never been on one that didn’t require an explanation for why I was looking to leave my current job. In this case, I do not believe that the unshaded truth will serve you well.

So before you go on your next job interview, come up with a way of explaining why you quit that doesn’t make it sound like you’re going to leave the future employer in a lurch when things get rough. When you say that you’re going to college, does that mean you’re either currently enrolled or will be starting soon? If so, I’d start with something like, “I needed to step away from my job so that I could be more focused on my studies.”

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I’m a firm believer in the best time to look for a job is while you have one. I’ve stayed at jobs that sucked longer than I wanted; however, if my last work day was on a Friday, I had a new job on Monday.

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The anxiety of not having a job and a regular paycheck would make it impossible for me to “enjoy the time off.”

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I had to do this early last year; had I worked there one more day, I would have been a patient IN the hospital where I was working. I was working at a top-notch facility with some of the nicest, most competent people I have ever encountered, and yet the job was literally killing me. I had already been in the ER with a panic attack, and had lost about 15 pounds in less than a month; do you know how hard it is for a middle-aged woman to do that?

:frowning:

Even though I know they barely remember me, I still think about it every day. I had only worked there 6 months, and had relocated to an area where I knew absolutely nobody for this job, so it wasn’t a decision made lightly. I have since moved back to the city I consider my real hometown and have a home-based business (my degree makes me unemployable :rolleyes:) and am quite happy.

Here are some situations where it’s OK to do that. No job is worth ruining your integrity or your health.

p.s. I heard, via Facebook, about a woman at my old job who came to work intending to give a 2- or 4-week notice, and instead, she simply handed them her badge and got her stuff on the way out. She had worked there for 11 years. :eek:

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For me it’s mostly the anxiety of knowing I’ll probably hate the next job as much as the last one.

I would tend to agree. If for no other reason, you don’t spend all day waiting for the interviewer to call you back with an offer. Plus it lets you really evaluate a potential new job as something better, vs just something you have to take to pay the bills.

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Oh, they’ll ask her, and she needs to be prepared. They probably won’t ask the employer.

As for asking her, she needs to come up with a reason she’d leave without something else lined up (she isn’t going to come out and say she left without notice) that doesn’t sound like “I couldn’t take working because the job was shit” or “I’m irresponsible and not stable.” That could be a problem. Leaving to care for your sick mother, taking a sabbatical and having saved for such a thing, following your spouse to a new city, choosing to stay home with kids - those are easy - and while you still are at a disadvantage to people with a constant work history - they are understandable to bosses. “I hated my job, my bosses were idiots and I wasn’t appreciated, and I don’t want to do a mundane job where I don’t get to exercise my creativity - so I walked out without a way to pay my bills” - not so easy. But, if she is young, its something that young people usually do once or twice - it doesn’t ruin their lives if they stop.

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Regarding employment gaps: HOW do you explain “I didn’t have a job because nobody would hire me?” I don’t have to worry about that now, because I know I won’t even get called for interviews, so I don’t even bother applying any more.

I do worry about what might happen if I ever HAVE to get a job.

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Haven’t had a job in 10 years and haven’t missed it. It’s easy to replace “work to survive” bullshit.

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Well, most people leave a job because of their boss.
However, no one is going to tell you to be creative, you have to be creative and show them the results, like figuring out ways of doing things better. There is usually some growth path, though you may not want to take it.
You have to show value, not just assume they will see it. For instance, instead of being pissed that your manager messed up orders, you might have been able to set up a system that made it easier for her to get them right. You then become popular, visible, and promoted.
Good luck on your next job. You’ve got a lot to learn.

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10 years ago I had the most stressful job of my career. Every morning, I’d wake up dreading going into work, and felt sick most mornings. I stopped eating, yet still gained weight.

One morning, I decided I had enough, called my manager and told her I quit. It was like a huge weight was lifted off of me.

I stayed home that summer with my kids before looking for another job.

I was very open and honest about quitting without notice, it didn’t deter me from getting the job I wanted. I’ve now been at my current employer for nine blissful years.

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That’s pretty common, especially if you work in IT. They don’t want someone who is leaving (and has access to important systems/databases/whatever) to steal information or fuck shit up.

While there’s no doubt that a small number of assholes would do that, it’s pretty insulting to everyone else. But if you give two weeks’ notice and they immediately terminate your employment BUT pay you for those two weeks as if you had worked them (which some places do), then I wouldn’t mind much.

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Actually, she quit on the spot. She just didn’t want to put up with that place, even for 2 or 4 more weeks. :frowning:

We’re pharmacists, and she didn’t do any IT work other than entering stuff into the computer.